[Gilbert Dove and Hazel Petrey at the altar]

One of 5,685 photographs in the series: Joe Clark, HBSS, 1939-1989 available on this site.

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Photograph of Gilbert Dove and Hazel Petrey being wed by preacher, Hiram Frakes. The couple is joined by groomsman, Bob Green, as well as bridesmaids Anna Ruth Petrey, Mabel Henderson, Gerry Petrey, and an unknown flower girl. The wedding took place at the Sunny View Methodist Church in Germany, Kentucky. Narrative by Junebug Clark: More images and information can be found in the July 28, 1941 issue of Life Magazine, pages 82-85 in the story “Life Magazine Goes to a Kentucky Wedding.” Also in the Joe Clark, HBSS book “Country Wedding," published in 1974. Additionally, a 1982 photo of Hazel … continued below

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

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Clark, Joe June 15, 1941.

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Photograph of Gilbert Dove and Hazel Petrey being wed by preacher, Hiram Frakes. The couple is joined by groomsman, Bob Green, as well as bridesmaids Anna Ruth Petrey, Mabel Henderson, Gerry Petrey, and an unknown flower girl. The wedding took place at the Sunny View Methodist Church in Germany, Kentucky. Narrative by Junebug Clark: More images and information can be found in the July 28, 1941 issue of Life Magazine, pages 82-85 in the story “Life Magazine Goes to a Kentucky Wedding.” Also in the Joe Clark, HBSS book “Country Wedding," published in 1974. Additionally, a 1982 photo of Hazel and Gilbert can be found in Joe’s Tennessee Scrapbook. All are in the Clark Family Photography Collection.

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This seminal work of visual storytelling represents the extensive Clark family archives from the golden age of American photography. Their work has featured in Life Magazine, National Geographic, Look and Newsweek.

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Clark, Joe. [Gilbert Dove and Hazel Petrey at the altar], photograph, June 15, 1941; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc488588/: accessed March 25, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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